talcool1 Member  85 posts Likes: 10 Joined Feb 2009 More info | Dec 09, 2011 15:12 | #1 I had a bird appear in my yard for only a few minutes, but was able to get a shot off. I was hoping I could get an ID on the bird. The size of the beak is very small in proportion to the body  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. | 1Ds Mk III / G11 | 14L | 24L | 35L | 85L | 135L | 24-105L | 100-400L | Canon 1.4X TC | Pocket Wizard MiniTT1 / FlexTT5's | 580EX II | 270EX | MacPro | BlackRapid RS-5 |
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Dec 09, 2011 15:17 | #2 Side view  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. | 1Ds Mk III / G11 | 14L | 24L | 35L | 85L | 135L | 24-105L | 100-400L | Canon 1.4X TC | Pocket Wizard MiniTT1 / FlexTT5's | 580EX II | 270EX | MacPro | BlackRapid RS-5 |
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Naturalist Adrift on a lonely vast sea 5,769 posts Likes: 1251 Joined May 2007 More info | Dec 09, 2011 15:22 | #3 Looks like a whip-poor-will. Mostly active at night and in the early evening hours you can hear them singing "whip poor will" off and on.
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Dec 09, 2011 17:34 | #4 Naturalist wrote in post #13519854  Looks like a whip-poor-will. Mostly active at night and in the early evening hours you can hear them singing "whip poor will" off and on. Thanks so much! | 1Ds Mk III / G11 | 14L | 24L | 35L | 85L | 135L | 24-105L | 100-400L | Canon 1.4X TC | Pocket Wizard MiniTT1 / FlexTT5's | 580EX II | 270EX | MacPro | BlackRapid RS-5 |
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Dec 09, 2011 18:04 | #5 I maybe wrong, but the way the eye looks i think it is a common nighthawk. Tom Hedlund
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Evan Goldmember  1,327 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Oregon More info | Dec 09, 2011 18:35 | #6 Its a Common Nighthawk, the primaries travel to the tip of the tail. Whip-poor-wills wings do not reach the tail tip. --
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Oldjackssparrows Jeeeez, incredible comments!  More info | Dec 10, 2011 09:10 | #7 He sure seems to quite at ease, nice shot. Donate to Pekka, help pay our server costs...
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dgraham329 Cream of the Crop 11,133 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2010 Location: Central Oklahoma More info | Dec 10, 2011 19:56 | #8 neat captures
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